MAIN STREET/CHAPEL STREET, FERBANE, CO. OFFALY R42 WP83
Conversion of a protected former pub and restaurant into eight residential units, with retention of past works.
23347 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 31 July 2023
- Reference
- 23347
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 31 July 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for internal and external alterations and a rear extension carried out over the last 20 years. It also requests permission to demolish the rear extension and convert the former public house and restaurant into eight residential units (five on the ground floor and three on the first floor) within a protected structure.
- Residential units
- 8
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 73 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Internal and external works carried out in the last 20 years to the building. Retention permission is sought for the alterations to the two no. Windows and existing entrance on the east elevation, the construction of two no. Windows on the north elevation, and to retain the construction of the rear extension (73 sq m) along the west elevation, as well as the internal block walls and partition walls as shown on the existing floor plans lodged with the application. Permission is also sought for the change of use from existing public house and restaurant to residential units. The proposed development will consist of a total of eight no. Residential units, two no. 2-bedroom units and three no. 1 bedroom units on the ground floor, and two no. 2-bedroom units and one no. 1-bedroom unit on the first floor. Permission is also sought for the demolition of the existing rear extension and all associated site works. (the proposed development consist of works to a protected structure ref 20-06)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“This zoning allows for the conservation and enhancement of the quality and character of existing residential areas, to protect residential amenities and to allow for small scale infill development.”
Objective set by the Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cosy Bar, Main St, Ferbane | Jun 2025 | €100,000 | 32 m |
| Main St, Ferbane, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €390,000 | 72 m |
| Main St, Ferbane, Offaly | Mar 2026 | €400,000 | 101 m |
| No. 4 Ard GarráN, Ferbaneprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €286,344 | 106 m |
| i Ard Garran, Ferbaneprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €308,370 | 106 m |
| 8 Ard GarráN, Ferbaneprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €286,344 | 106 m |
| Galen, Ferbane, Co Offaly | Mar 2026 | €70,000 | 106 m |
| 9 Ard Garran, Ferbane, Co. Offalyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €308,370 | 106 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received31 July 2023
- Further information requested22 September 2023
- Further information received4 July 2024
- Decision due31 July 2024
- Decision issued30 July 2024
- Grant issued2 September 2024
- Permission expiry1 September 2029
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